Editing Turkish Naval Forces (section)

{{Short description|Naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces}}
{{about|the Naval Forces of the [[Turkey|Republic of Turkey]] established in 1923|the Turkish Navy in the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period|Ottoman Navy}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Turkish Naval Forces
| native_name                   = {{lang|tr|Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri}}<br/>{{lang|tr|Türk Donanması}}
| image                         = [[File:Seal of the Turkish Navy.svg|centre|180px]]
| caption                       = Seal of the Turkish Navy
| start_date                    = 
*10 July 1920 <small>(as the Directorate of Naval Affairs)</small><ref name="TNF History">[http://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/denizweb/english/hakkimizda/genel_tarihce.php?CSRF_TOKEN=656a28a0e88992ad6e846af7f7720696f1da0117 History of Turkish Naval Forces] (Official Turkish Naval Forces website)</ref>
* 1 July 1949 <small>(as the Turkish Naval Forces Command)</small><ref>''1949 Temmuzunda Türk Silâhlı Kuvvetleri yeniden örgütlendirilerek, Genelkurmay Başkanlığına bağlı Kara, Deniz, Hava Kuvvetleri kuruldu.'', [[General Staff of the Republic of Turkey|Genelkurmay Başkanlığı]], ''Türk Tarihi, Silahlı Kuvvetleri ve Atatürkçülük'', Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, 1973, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vI1EAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kara,+Deniz,+Hava+Kuvvetleri+kuruldu%22 p. 65.] {{in lang|tr}}</ref>
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| country                       = {{TUR}}
| type                          = [[Navy]]
| role                          = [[Naval warfare]]
| size                          = 45,000 active personnel<ref name=IISS1>{{cite book| url=https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/the-military-balance-2023| title=The Military Balance 2023| author1=International Institute for Strategic Studies| author-link1=International Institute for Strategic Studies| date=15 February 2023| publisher=[[Routledge]]| location=[[London]]| page= 141| isbn=9781032508955}}</ref><br />
55,000 reserve personnel<ref name=IISS1/>
| command_structure             = [[Turkish Armed Forces|TAF]]
| garrison                      = [[Ankara]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| nickname                      = 
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = "[[Semper paratus|Always Ready]]"
| colors                        = {{plainlist|
* {{color box|#0000FF}} Blue
* {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold
* {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White 
}}
| colors_label                  = Colors
| march                         = Turkish Navy March {{audio|Turkish Navy March, December 2013.ogg|Play}}
| mascot                        = 
| equipment                     = [[List of equipment of the Turkish Naval Forces]]<br />[[List of active ships of the Turkish Naval Forces]]
| equipment_label               = 
| battles                       = 
| anniversaries                 = 27 September<ref name="TNF History"/>
| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = 
| disbanded                     = 
| flying_hours                  = 
| website                       = {{URL|https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/en-US}}
<!-- Commanders -->| commander1                    = [[President of Turkey|President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
| commander1_label              = [[Commander-in-Chief]]
| commander2                    = [[Yaşar Güler]]
| commander2_label              = [[List of Ministers of National Defense of Turkey|Minister of National Defence]]
| commander3                    = General [[Metin Gürak]]
| commander3_label              = [[Chief of the Turkish General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]]
| commander4                    = Admiral [[Ercüment Tatlıoğlu]]
| commander4_label              = [[List of Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces|Commander]]
| commander5                    = Vice Admiral [[İbrahim Özdem Koçer]]
| commander5_label              = Chief of Staff of Turkish Naval Forces
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Flag of Turkish Naval Forces Command.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = 
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Roundel of Turkey.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Naval Aviation]] [[Roundel]]
| identification_symbol_3       = [[File:Turkish masthead pennant.svg|310px]]
| identification_symbol_3_label = [[Masthead Pennant]]
}}
{{Turkish Navy}}
{{Turkish Armed Forces}}

The '''Turkish Naval Forces''' ({{langx|tr|{{italics correction|Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri}}}}), or '''Turkish Navy''' ({{langx|tr|{{italics correction|Türk Donanması}}}}), is the [[naval warfare]] service branch of the [[Turkish Armed Forces|TAF]].

The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate of Naval Affairs'' during the [[Turkish War of Independence]] led by [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]. Since July 1949, the service has been officially known as the ''Turkish Naval Forces''.

In 2008, the Turkish Navy had a reported active personnel strength of 48,600; this figure included an [[Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish Armed Forces)|Amphibious Marines Brigade]] as well as several Special Forces and [[Commando]] detachments.<ref name="loc">{{citation|url=http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Turkey.pdf|title=Country Profile: Turkey|date=August 2008|author=[[Library of Congress]] – Federal Research Division|pages=25–26}}</ref> As of early 2021, the navy operates a wide variety of [[List of active ships of the Turkish Naval Forces|ships]] and 60 maritime aircraft.